Pittsburgh city bus drivers accused of racing

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Trial begins for Port Authority drivers accused of racing
Prosecutors say a September 2014 bus accident on Interstate 279 occurred when two bus drivers were jockeying for position during a race and their vehicles collided, causing one bus to swerve out of control, through a guard rail and down a hill, where it landed on its side on Evergreen Road.
As a result of the crash, Ms. Maier had multiple injuries, including a broken pelvis and four broken ribs.

Drivers Juliann Maier, 47, of Ross and Thomas Frauens, 57, of Brookline face multiple charges including reckless endangerment and reckless driving in the non-jury trial that began Monday before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Manning. Mr. Frauens faces additional charges for not reporting the accident.

Ms. Maier has filed a lawsuit challenging Port Authority’s decision to fire her,
claiming she was dismissed for filing a report after the crash about the poor condition of her bus.
Mr. Frauens also was fired.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2016/04/11/Testimony-begins-in-trial-of-bus-drivers-accused-of-racing-on-I-79/stories/201604110129

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1. Ms. Maier has a point. Look at the photo of that bus. It is in poor condition.